Zygophyllum fontanesii Webb & Berthel.

Species

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Characteristics

An undershrub about 1 ft. high with a woody rootstock
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Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.31
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A maritime plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Zygophyllum fontanesii leaf picture by jipsi (cc-by-sa)
Zygophyllum fontanesii leaf picture by Frederique Duquesne (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Zygophyllum fontanesii fruit picture by Josep Llacuna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Zygophyllum fontanesii world distribution map, present in Cabo Verde, Spain, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873565-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429642
COL ID 7GGXV
BDTFX ID 85092
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Zygophyllum fontanesii Zygophyllum webbianum Tetraena fontanesii